Globetrotting council clocks up the air miles

THE main office holders of Limerick County Council have clocked up a huge amount of air travel over the past four years, with foreign trips costing the taxpayer a total of €41, 671.

On average, council chairpersons are spending up to €10,000 a year of the council’s budget on foreign trips.

The current incumbent, Councillor Kevin Sheahan, FF, has just returned from a trip to Hong Kong and Shanghai at a cost of €3,500. A senior official travelled with him at a similar cost.